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Wearable tech company WHOOP Is Hiring 600 People. Boston Should Pay Attention
While most of the tech world spent the first weeks of 2026 announcing layoffs, Boston’s WHOOP went in the opposite direction. On March 4, the Kenmore Square-based wearable health company announced it would add more than 600 new employees over the course of the year — a move that would…
Disc Medicine Cuts One in Five Jobs After FDA Rejects Bitopertin Application
The FDA doesn’t always say no with a single word — sometimes it sends a letter. But for Watertown-based Disc Medicine, the Complete Response Letter it received this month for its lead drug bitopertin had the same effect: a hard stop that forced the company to rethink its near-term future,…
Global Markets Rattled as Iran Conflict Sends Energy and Defense Stocks Soaring
Wall Street opened Monday on shaky ground as investors scrambled to reassess their portfolios in response to a new wave of conflict in the Middle East involving Iran. The market reaction was swift and telling: energy companies surged, defense contractors rallied, while airlines, cruise operators, and luxury brands took a…
February Closes with Nearly $1 Billion Invested in Boston Startups
The Escalation in the Middle East and the New Cost Ceiling for Boston
Beacon Hill Townhome Sale Sets a New High for Boston Real Estate
The Billion-Dollar Pill: Two Boston Startups Lead the Global Race for Oral Weight-Loss Drugs
National Mortgage Rates fall Below 6%: A New Chapter for the Housing Market?
Massachusetts Becomes the First AI-Ready State: Free Google Training for All Residents
The “Worcester Effect”: 288 New Apartments Slated for Massachusetts’ Next Tech Hub
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Global Markets Rattled as Iran Conflict Sends Energy and Defense Stocks Soaring
Wall Street opened Monday on shaky ground as investors scrambled to reassess their portfolios in response to a new wave of conflict in the Middle East involving Iran. The market reaction was swift and telling: energy companies surged, defense contractors rallied, while airlines, cruise operators, and luxury brands took a sharp hit. Brent crude oil jumped as much as 13%…
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